Bedclothes-clamp.



DAB Meknes, 'or Sabinas-KANSAS.

' pasocgprrilismwj No. scacco. v

To all whom' it may concern; Be it known that LIDA B. N1o1rLEs,.a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing .atv Salina, in the county of Saline and State of Kansas, have invented'certain new and 'useful Improvements in Bedclothes-Clamps, of which the following is a specification;

This invention consists of a simple clamp,

devicev adapted to beattached to beds to prevent accidental displacement' of the' bed clothes or covers therefrom.

. An essential feature of the invention resides particularly in the simplicity of the con` struction thereof, whereby the saniemay be its desirability is increased.

manufactured at a small costaud whereby the merits 'thereof "and also toy acquire a knowledge of the details of construction of .the means foreffecting the result `referenceis to be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, in whichp Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the invention applied. Fig. 2 is a detail perspective view of the clamp alone. Fig. 3 isa vertical longitudinal sectional view of theV clamp.

4.Corresponding and like parts are referred'l description and indicated.

to in the following in: all the views o the drawings by the same g reference characters.

.In the practical embodiment of the .invention a clamp constructed in accordance ltherewith consists' of two sections, (indicated at 1 and 2,) onev of the sections being Lprovided with a longitudinal slot 3, through the section 1. The sections land 2 are in s which a set-screw 4 passes, said screw 4 belongitudinal alinement, and the section 2 .is

provided with a loop 5 at its inner end, said oop being adapted to receive tlebody of the section 1, the latter beingfreely slidable therethrough. The outer end of each of the sections is bent upwardly to form projections 7,

which fit against the side of the mattress and areprovided with vertically-adjustable 4clamping members 6` -These clamping members' complrise two arms arrangled atapproximately rig t angles to each otV er, one of the arms 6a sliding u on the pro'ections 7 and being provided wit a longitu inal slot 8Whicli coperates with a set-screwv 9 to enable the clamp members to be heldrigidly in any'desired position. In order to hold the clamping members 6 in a yielding engagement semantics-ornate? Patent. ippiimioh'igd amber 9,1905.- sgmi iro. 281.9152'.

j with the bedclothes, the sections'l and 2 are bent u wardly.' to form' a convex surface, which v ears ainst the bottom'of` the bed, and owing tot c elasticity of the metal acts as a spring and produces the desired result. By the provision ofthe slot8 the clamp membeifs 6 may be readily adjusted vertically on. the (projections 7 to accommodate various ytherewith to prevent displacement: or pulling -out of said covers. For a full description of the invention and The clamp will\ be arranged transversely acrossthe bed, .at the foot thereof, and the.

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`to accommodate. eds of different widths. Y

When the device is in position,- the same acts like a s iingr-clip and eflectually prevents-the bedclot om being displaced, accom lishing the desired result in a manner which will be obvious. Further, the device may be readily adjusted and may be very quickly placed osition or removed.

t is .preferred that the clampbe made of metal or the like, and when metal is used the sections 1 and 2 have iianges at opposite longitudinal edges, said flanges holding the sections in lo tudinal alinement and subservviny therigi ty of the parts.

is claimed as new is-' 1. A clamp for, bedclothes com rising adjiistablyconnected sections, and c am inemrs arran ed at the outer ends of t e sections for t e purpose specified, s aid clamp members comprising angle-'pieces adjustably mounted on the sections aforesaid.

aving thus described the invention, what 2. Aclamp for bedclothes comprising ad- 'ustably-connected sections, each section aving a vertical rojection` at its outer end and a clamp mem er consisting of an anglepiece adjustably mounted on each of the vertical extensions.

3. A clamp forbedcloth'es comprising' comsections, one of the sections be-l Vplementtar' ing slot longitudinally, a set-'screw carried b the other section to pass through the slot o the first-mentioned section ,to 'admit of adjustable connection of the sections,4 a vertical projectionat the' outer end of each section, a clamp-member carried by each ver- ICO - tical projeetion and comprising an an lepiece, the vertical arm of which is slotte 'a set-screw on each vertical projection toA ad just the position of the clamp member, and means for causingthesections of the clamp to remain in lon ltudinal alinement.

y 4. A clamp -or bedclothes comprising a spring member extending across the bed and bent inwardly into a ylelding engagement therewith, and clamp members arranged at the outer ends of the spring member for the y purpose specified.

AIDA B. NICKLES. Witnesses 

